2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

THE CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ALOT OF CONSUMERS. OTHER DODGE MODELS HAD A RECALL SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE DODGE MAGNUM. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ACCELERATOR PEDAL (P/N 04726004AB) FELL OFF DURING A DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I REACHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO THEN OPERATE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL CONTROL BY SQUEEZING THE PEDAL IN MY HAND UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE PLASTIC MOUNTING STRUCTURE ON THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO HAVE FATIGUE CRACKED AT ALL THREE MOUNTING LOCATIONS RESULTING IN THIS BAZAAR INCIDENT. THE DESIGN APPEARS TO HAVE HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATIONS OWING TO ITS HARD CORNERS IN THE MOLDED MOUNTING PART FEATURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REITERATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2005 DODGE MAGNUM THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS DEFECT IS WIDELY KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT AFFECTS MANY VEHICLES. *TR

MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND IT APPEARS IT WILL BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER FOLKS. THE GEICO CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON EVEN SAID MANY CARS WERE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PLASTIC PIECE THAT WAS BEING CHANGED TO METAL. APPARENTLY, MANY ARE BREAKING DOWN! I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER DODGE. *TT

I HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME WORKING WITH RANCHO DODGE IN SAN DIEGO W/O SUCCESS. THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY STILL DOES NOT WORK, IT FAILED ORIGINALLY UNDER WARRANTY, THE REPALCED PARTS, HAD MY CAR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT BOX WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEELS WERE SWOLLEN. AFTER USING EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXPOSURE TO WATER AND HEAT CAUSED THE LUG NUTS TO SWELL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE LUG NUTS ON ALL THE OTHER WHEELS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. ALSO, THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FUNCTION WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW SHIFTER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,800. UPDATED 09/27/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR MY MODEL. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PLATFORM OF CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE PINK INTERLOCK WAS NOT SOLD BY ITSELF. *TR